Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-10
THEIR DAY OF REST.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND QUIETLY
RESTING IN MADISON
A Threatening Sky and Muddy Streets Keep the
Distinguished Visitors in the HOuse-A Family
Dinner in the Villas MansiOn-AHOthsr
Weeks Travel.

MADISON, October 9 9-President and
MIS-. Cleveland remained in their quarters
at the Villas mansion all day, resting IN
preparation for the fatigues of another
week of iourneyiug. 1t was expected that
they would go to church this morning and
the Villas pew in the Episcopal Church was
reserved for them, but the heavy threat
ening sky and the raw. chilly wind, fresh
laden with spray from the lakes, the mud
in the unPayed streets, aud the clouds ol
falling leaves from every tree top were for
bidding, while the CRATE fires in their par
lors were very tempting. They have seen
no one except their fellow-tTayellers and
the members of the Villas family, including
the mother and brothers OF the Postmaster
General, who were invited to family
dinner with the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land at O'clock.
They could not have been freer from in-
terruption ut the White House or at Red
Top than in Madison. A little group OF
dozen OF more Individuals have been seen
nearly ali day in front OF the mansion,
waiting Il possible glimpse OF them, but
the town people for the most part have re-
spected their wish 10 be left in quiet. The
house is we'll situated for the purposes oI
SeelusiOn, standing well back from the
street, aud being surrounded by an ample
stretch of green sward, clean shaved and
we'll shaded.
The structure itself though not 4 pre-
tentious one is a good specimen OF the
villa ola dozen or fifteen years ago, square
shouldered and wide spreading, though
rendered light and agreeable i'll outer ap-
pearance by yerandas, bay windows and
conservatory Of flowers.
The town of Madison is q
PHENOMENON IN ITS WAY.
1t is perhaps the only place in all the
broad West whose inhabitants admit that
business il not booming" and that
things are quiet Its quietude is not that
of stagnatiOn but OF rest and competency
| IL is the home of class o
well TO do conservative people who
among rolling hills and beautiful fresh
water lakes find choice retreat from the
stir and hustle of the larger western cen
tres, aud they would not have boom L
they could. In fact, there Is no room tol
much growth, tor lakes hem the place IN
their shores being hardly mile apart
| Its l3, 900 or ll,OOO inhabitants Sprea'
| themselves over rs much area "A three
| times the number would require in New
England town, but they are indlsposeC
for the most part to build closeI
| together, and would find them
selves crowded if required to do so. Il
is "a beautiful spot, its streets opening Wis
tas between lofty trees down to and acroS
| the cool blue waters to the purple and vel
| low ridges beyond miles away. 1t shows
little other reason for existence than TN
| tact that it is the State Capital and the 10
! cation of the State University. 1t Nigh
| he popular summer resort, for Its twll
| lakes MENDOZA and MOnOna-lave beauty
spots upon every knoll and projection.
| With the subsistence OF last Friday
| ebulitious, affairs assumed their every day
aspect, and there il II promise that tn
visitors shall depart tomorrow morning
| without more OF demonstration thar
would he accorded to any other honOreC
guests. The special train leaves at nln'
o'clock IOr ST. Paul. A concession ha
| been made to Lacrosse, at which point tn
| train will tarry about twenty mlnute
tomorrow noon, and the party will TAX
| carriages TO see the place and be seen By
\ ltS people